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G. W. SOHOFI'ELD. FENGB POST WITH APPLIBD HOLDER.

No. 487,780. Patented Dec. 13, 1892.

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GEORGE \N. SCHOFIELD, OF JACKSONVILLE, ILLINOIS.

FENCE-POST WITH APPLIED HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 487,780, dated December13, 1892.

' Application filed March 2, 1892. Serial No.423A95. (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. SGHOFIELD, of Jacksonville, in the countyof Morgan and State of Illinois, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Fence-Posts with Applied Holders, of which the followingis a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to metal fence-post's with applied holders oftubular construction; and it consists in a novel construction andcombination of said parts, substantially as hereinafter described, andmore particularly pointed out in the claims.

One object of the invention is to provide an effective, cheap, anddurable holder for iron fence and other like posts.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 represents an outside view, in elevation, of the fence-postholder with the post in part secured thereto. Fig. 2 is a sectionalelevation of the same, mainly upon the line 2 2 in Fig. 3; and Fig. 3 isa horizontal section upon the line 3 3 in Fig. 2.

The holder A, which is the main part exposed to or which comes incontact with the ground, it being buried or entered therein, ispreferably made of earthenware or other likecomparatively-indestructible material. It is of tubular constructionthroughout its length or height, being open both above and below, and isof cylindrical shape in transverse section, and may therefore bemanufactured much cheaper than if of polygonal configuration intransverse section. The bottom of said holder may be made either with orwithout a base-flange b, projecting from it on all sides, but preferablywith such a flange to give a broad bearing-surface, which will preventthe post-holder from being raised by frost in the ground or from anyordinary force applied to lift it, and which provides for the firmanchoring of it.

The post B, which is of iron, is composed of an upright bar or piece d,which passes down within the/tubular holder on the one side of it,projecting above the holder to any desired height, and of a strut orbrace e,

keep it from sliding out of place.

which passes down within the tubular holder on its opposite side and isangularly bent above the holder to join the upright 01, to which it issecured above by a bolt f. The lower ends of said upright and braceproject below the holder and are there bent, as at e, to clinch or clipthe bottom of the holder A, while a pin or bolt g is passed through theupright d and brace e on top of the holder, said bolt preferably lyingwithin notches s on opposite sides of the top of the holder to By thisconstruction the bearing of the post on the holder when it (the post) isin position is upward at bottom of the holder and downward at top of theholder, thus clamping the holder at its two ends or top and bottom, sothat the holder may be constructed of common tile material baked veryhard in an oven or kiln and yet be of sufficient strength; nor is itnecessary to fill the interior of the holder with concrete or cement;but the post will be firmly secured in its position within or to theholder and a post of great strength and sta bility be obtained, whichcannot be drawn out of the holder when the whole structure is erected.

A post and holder therefor constructed as described will be found veryserviceable, es-

pecially in the case of corner or end posts of wire fences and on whichthe pull or strain comes when tightening up the wires of the fence.

Having thus'fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent 1. The combination, with the tubular base orholder, of the post having its two part lower end within the base orholder and the extremities thereof projecting outward in oppositedirections under the lower edge of the said base or holder, as at e,substantially as set forth.

2. In a fence-post and holder, the combination of a tubular post-holder,substantially as described, and a metal post composed of an upright barand angling strut or brace secured or bolted together above the holderand arranged to run down opposite sides of the interior of the holder,with their lower ends lower bearings of the post, essentially as setforth.

projecting through the bottom of the holder and bent so as to clip orclinch the lower end of the holder, and a pin or bolt passing throughsaid upright and brace above the 1 5 holder and resting in or on theupper end of the holder, whereby the holder is clamped at its oppositeends by or between upper and GEORGE W. SOHO FIELD.

Witnesses:

JULIAN P. LIPPINCOTT, ROBERT HODGSON.

